NEW YORK (Reuters) – Tony Award winning actress, Kristin Chenoweth, returns to prime time television with “GCB” (Good Christian Belles), portraying a Botox-injecting Bible blogger, Carlene Cockburn. The once ugly duckling is living a picture perfect life until former nemesis, Amanda, returns to their hometown of Dallas, Texas, and that’s where the laughs begin
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A Minute With: Kristen Chenoweth on her new show "GCB"
AP – Fifteen Academy Awards statuettes from the 1930s and ’40s, including the Best Screenplay Oscar given to Herman Mankiewicz for “Citizen Kane,” have been sold at a Los Angeles auction.
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Oscars statuettes from ’30s, ’40s auctioned in LA
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Frenchman Michel Hazanavicius won the Oscar for best directing on Sunday for “The Artist,” a homage to Hollywood’s silent era that starred the filmmaker’s wife. The silent, black-and-white movie which also took the best picture award focuses on a fading star who finds redemption through the love of a woman just as silent movies are being taken over by talkies. It was Hazanavicius’ first Oscar nomination and his first win.
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Michel Hazanavicius wins directing Oscar for "The Artist"
AP – Black actors who have won Academy Awards:
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List of black winners of acting Oscars
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AP – While a nearly silent, black-and-white throwback film to old Hollywood won best picture at Sunday’s Academy Awards, after-parties around town celebrated present day Hollywood with explosions of color, conversation, pounding music and pure glee.
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Stars swamp loud, colorful Oscar parties
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Reuters – France was awash in Oscar celebrations Monday after “The Artist” won five Academy Awards including the first Best Actor win for a Frenchman, unleashing a wave of national pride.
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Pride sweeps France over Oscar wins for "The Artist"
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Reuters – Making a comeback as Oscar host after an eight-year absence, comedian Billy Crystal poked fun on Sunday night at his own reluctance to return and paid light-hearted tribute to leading nominees for the 84th annual Academy Awards.
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Billy Crystal back to basics in Oscar host comeback
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Jean Dujardin won the best actor Oscar on Sunday for silent film “The Artist,” becoming the first Frenchman to win the coveted accolade and beating out Hollywood frontrunners George Clooney and Brad Pitt.
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Jean Dujardin wins best actor Oscar for ‘The Artist’
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Meryl Streep, who holds the record with 17 for the most Academy Award nominations by any actor, won the Oscar for best lead actress on Sunday for her portrayal of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in “The Iron Lady.” It was Streep’s third Academy Award, but her first since winning the Oscar for “Sophie’s Choice” in 1982. She was also honored for the 1979 film “Kramer vs. Kramer,” and had long been considered overdue for another Academy Award
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Meryl Streep takes third career Oscar
AP – Notable quotes from the 84th annual Academy Awards presented Sunday in Los Angeles:
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What they were saying at the Oscars
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